Level 1 · Reading series
Lesson 60 · Small Steps, New Worlds
Audio track 60
Listen first
Listen once before opening the English passage.
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Every new world begins with a small step. You begin with one sound, one word, or one short story. Then you practice.
Sometimes you fail to understand. Stop, rest, and try again. That is not the end. It is part of progress.
No single method fits everyone. Find a way that helps you continue. Change it when you need to. English does not belong to only a few special people. It is possible for anyone to learn it, one connected story at a time.
Sentence practice
Play any sentence in Dicvo’s Jenny English voice. Before playing all, choose how many times each sentence plays. A practice pause about as long as the sentence follows each play, including before the next sentence. The complete reading remains above.
Choose a sentence to begin.
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Every new world begins with a small step.
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You begin with one sound, one word, or one short story.
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Then you practice.
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Sometimes you fail to understand.
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Stop, rest, and try again.
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That is not the end.
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It is part of progress.
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No single method fits everyone.
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Find a way that helps you continue.
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Change it when you need to.
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English does not belong to only a few special people.
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It is possible for anyone to learn it, one connected story at a time.
Check your understanding
After reading, state the main idea in one sentence and find a line that supports it.
Chinese translation
每一个新世界，都从小小的一步开始。先学一个声音、一个单词，或读一篇短文，然后继续练习。
有时候，你没能读懂。那就停一停，休息一下，再试一次。这并不是结束，而是进步的一部分。
没有哪一种方法适合所有人。找到能帮助自己坚持的办法，需要时再调整。英语不只属于少数特别的人。只要从一篇篇相连的故事学起，谁都可能学会它。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- world
- 世界。
- small step
- 小小的一步。
- begin
- 开始。
- practice
- 练习；练习活动。
- fail
- 失败；未能做到。
- try again
- 再试一次。
- progress
- 进步；向前发展。
- method
- 方法。
- continue
- 继续。
- possible
- 可能的；可以做到的。
Background notes (Chinese)
在句子里听单词、读单词、确认意思，再听一遍，就能不断加深语音、拼写和含义之间的联系。有些日子一时想不起来，也不代表以前的学习消失了。找到适合自己的小练习，持续做下去。